Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices CEO denies Compass negotiations

HomeServices of America CEO Gino Blefari said Thursday night his company isn’t in acquisition talks with Compass. Since then, the brokerage franchise network and Compass have been silent.

EXCLUSIVE: Read Inman’s Blueprint 2.0 for Uncertain Times

Real estate’s top thought leaders shared their best advice for thriving in a slower market during CEO Connect in New York last month. Here’s what they had to say.

NextHome lands No. 1 franchise ranking for third straight year

The flexible-spending model real estate franchise beat out a number of other real estate franchises assessed by Franchise Business Review this year, including Keller Williams, Weichert Real Estate, Sotheby’s International Realty and others.